Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1887-07-01
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William Patton swan from Oak Point to The
Battery, about twelve miles, on Monday on
wager Of 5000 that he could not cover the dis.
lance within three hours. He had the strong
ebb tide with him all the way. The time taken
was two hours and forty-6ve minutes. The
swimmer used no grease on his body. He wa.
not much fatigued by his effort.
An unknown suicide was found in Jeroms
Park, New York, Sunday. The maa had tried
to hang himself with heavy string, which
broke. As be fell his foot caught in a crotch
Of the tree. His head struck the trunk in the
fall, causing hemorrhage at the mouth H.
hung suspended by the foot until discovered
A letter was found addressed TO N ". A., Mar
ket-E ge6eld c., IA. S. c , with IS in none,
The coin collection of the late John r R,y
mond, the actor, was sold at auction 10 New
York on Monday. The eagle or slug which
r " mond used 10 I'm ,tch' with, brought onl,
Soc The bogus 1904 dollar, which is resll
An 1903 coin with the last figure altered. which
Ray mond bought from Chicago pawnhrok.
AS great bargain for 5000, b, ought S. Co.
The eagle of 1897 went for Sill.
A special from Longview, Texas, says:--
Zone of the most destructive stor ms ever kno W,
occurred Monday night twenty miles below
!
its course. At New Prospect. a neighborin.
town twenty miles south of Chicago, i've mel
were killed outright. Al Fairplav, a small.
hamlet one woman and two children w-r,
killed, having taken she ter in an old house on
which tree FELL crushing them ~
Robert G Lyd,ton, of Chicago. aged | ! year.
shot himself through the heart on Monday H.
7ss impelled to the deed by the dsgr ace h..
brought on himself through speculation in the
pool rooms. He was employed as collector for
a paper firm, and was 5000 short in bis &C
counts. After his arrest be went to his home,
accompanied BY a constable. 10 secare bail
His parents were absent, and leaving the con
stable in the bali, he stepped into his room
and fred the fatal shot.
Miss Rosenthal was run over by the fas, m AL
on the Atlantic Coast Line, near Raleigh, "
c ssd killed 90 Friday evening. She was
riding in buggy with yosug man. The
horse became manageable, and backed upor
the track before the advancing train. Th.
young man jumped out, the better TO manage
him, sad the youHg lady jumped out the other
side, fell ca the track aud WAS caught by the
train. Both OF hsr ls1s we're cut OF above the
knee, and she died in an hour.
A Petersburg iva )dissatch says: "A deed
from james A bbott aud wife, Of the State OF
New Jersey, receatly of Petersburg. was this
week lodged for record in the clerks otfice OF
tse county OF Dind ~iddls, conveying too aad
three fourths acres Of land on the Cox road. iu
said county, for the sum Of Sl4s. 600 -aeou,
$50 500 per acre. The land in question 10 about
Que mile from Petersburg. II has no valuable
improvements on it The plans OF the pureh
aser are no, kaesu, aud the matter exeites
much iaierest."
Rev. Or. Thomas h Miller, q pre- 4eher. WAS
arrested in Philadelphia on Saturday 90 The
charge Of performing . criminal operation 90
Mrs. Sarah Z R,biuson. u years old. living
at 26ls Fairhil street The prisoner has
agsred in several similar cases before, but has
escaped conviction. lie gained Considerable
notcriety about six years ago as dean of the
bogus medical college raa by Dr. Buchanan,
bot did not share the onsictiou sad imprison-
men, Of the principal Of toe eoneera. At ih.,
time he vas tried by the Methodist Coafereac~
and bis lleease As = preacher vas revoked, but
be has since been acting 10 an itiner.nt eapx-
city in TIE church. II. is sbou, 10 yesrs old
Mrs Roeiason died Sunday evening.
News OF = terrible tragedy. ID. event. Of
which are 10 mystery, reached Louisville. NJ.
on Noni,y morning from J-fes soaviIl~, lad -.
where the affair occurred. Al rles.a o'e'ock
on Saniar night Miss Sarah 2. AIiridgs. q
pretty young isdr aged nins'eea Years. received
pistol sho, 10 the heal from shieh she sf
pirei 1t az Early boar on ,ni.y moraing
wh-iaer the Soaad ~ss tualctsi NJ Der osn
had or ths, o. The yoang m,n IN shoss con.
psay she sss AZ b. lime uf the deed 10 ret "a
kaosa. For year pas, Mss Aid idse bad
hera rrs~ivisk atirn'oas from Ge srg- J.tsl. .
yoaag maasx at~~aty.thFse wars ~so . osks
w{la i,is father ia sss- isss-souasry BIZ uennis
q - ~
hons 10 L,si..iile .ai called upon his ss.st.
h-sTi. B-;s-ea ton .as eie.rn O'Clock the
p.rrats OF Mss A irilge wrre as.ksa-d Or q
pistol saoi ia the parlsr. They rushed TO The
room. sud ;oaGi Ih-ir daughter n ssS-u
apoa the d1or, 9Th the ID nod poarsag iroa g
bale, hole 10 the heal Jeiel ssgs he as
a.is.p. With his bead in ID. lap Of 10. girl
~s-a ;h~ deed oceurr.d, aud ID It she connis.
ted suicide. He il nov 10 jill